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Recent Examples of kickers
The team has three kickers on the active roster, with Koo joining veteran Cade York and German kicker Lenny Krieg in what should be a competition that runs for most of the offseason.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kickers
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During auditions, judges focus on dance technique, high kicks, splits, showmanship, personal appearance, energy, enthusiasm, poise, figure and personality, per the DCC's website.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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With spot kicks like those, a certain recent Champions League finalist would’ve surely benefited from having this penalty-taking machine on their side.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Only the nitpickers and those who question how much business is really from OpenAI would castigate the Azure cloud unit.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Nov. 2025
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Even with all those extra teams – there’s 48 in this year’s tournament, up 16 from recent editions – there will still be the surprises and upsets that make every World Cup special.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Anthem’s tools and resources help members find the right care, in the right place, at the right time, resulting in lower costs, fewer surprises, and a simpler care experience.—
Anthem Blue Cross California,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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In an uncertain environment, those with hopeful personalities will be inclined to be act as optimists and those with fearful personalities will be inclined to act as pessimists.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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The pessimists, or the anti-LeBron crowd, can say — accurately — that his numbers are declining.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Only time will tell if Sol and Sincere officially couple up, but with fans voting for which Islanders the bombshells should be paired with, there’s a good chance these two will be sleeping in the same bed soon enough.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2026
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Nonetheless, the empty beds gradually filled up as bombshells were dropped into the villa, threatening the existing couples.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Currently, six states have even gone a step further with laws that force the outing of transgender youth if students make specific disclosures or requests about their gender identity to school staff.—
Arman Khan,
Them.,
10 Dec. 2025
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Salesforce Salesforce dropped diversity hiring targets from its annual financial disclosures in March.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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In the futures space, investors continued to unwind exposures to the debasement trade.—
Deena Zaidi,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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As spacecraft vibrate, even a tiny nudge between exposures can completely blur delicate solar data.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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In a state already plagued by oversight failures involving Medicaid, hospice care, in-home supportive services, and homelessness spending itself, the revelations were troubling, though hardly surprising.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Advertisement Barring Platner bowing out in time—which seems unlikely—Democrats are hunkering down, desperately hoping there aren’t more Platner revelations left to come out before Election Day.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 June 2026
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“Kickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickers. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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